The Department of Philosophy offers a wide variety of courses, ranging from introductory courses (large and small) to advanced graduate seminars. Dr. Martha Gibson, our long–time undergraduate advisor, can offer specialized advice about course selection for undergraduates, while graduate students can consult their faculty advisors. For more information about our course offerings, please contact either Dr. Gibson or Will Hoffman, Undergraduate Administrator.
For Registration Questions, email: registration@philosophy.wisc.edu
Course Listings:
- PHILOS 101 — INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 104 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY FOR FRESHMEN
- PHILOS 106 — STUDY ABROAD IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 141 — THE MEANING OF LIFE
- PHILOS 206 — STUDY ABROAD IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 210 — REASON IN COMMUNICATION
- PHILOS 211 — ELEMENTARY LOGIC
- PHILOS 241 — INTRODUCTORY ETHICS
- PHILOS 243 — ETHICS IN BUSINESS
- PHILOS 244 — INTRODUCTORY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DATA ETHICS
- PHILOS 304 — TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY: HUMANITIES
- PHILOS 320 — PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
- PHILOS 340 — 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY: IDEALISM AND ITS CRITICS
- PHILOS 341 — CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
- PHILOS/MED HIST 344 — FOOD ETHICS
- PHILOS 430 — HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 432 — HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 440 — EXISTENTIALISM
- PHILOS/ENVIR ST 441 — ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
- PHILOS/JEWISH 442 — MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE HOLOCAUST
- PHILOS 454 — CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHERS
- PHILOS/RELIG ST 501 — PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
- PHILOS 503 — THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
- PHILOS 504 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
- PHILOS/MED HIST 505 — JUSTICE AND HEALTH CARE
- PHILOS 506 — STUDY ABROAD IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 511 — SYMBOLIC LOGIC
- PHILOS 512 — METHODS OF LOGIC
- PHILOS/MED HIST 515 — PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS
- PHILOS 516 — LANGUAGE AND MEANING
- PHILOS 520 — PHILOSOPHY OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES
- PHILOS 522 — SPECIAL TOPIC
- PHILOS/ENVIR ST 523 — PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- PHILOS/ECON 524 — PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
- PHILOS 530 — FREEDOM FATE AND CHOICE
- PHILOS/MED HIST 534 — ETHICS AND THE BRAIN
- PHILOS/ED POL 540 — EGALITARIANISM AND EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE
- PHILOS 541 — MODERN ETHICAL THEORIES
- PHILOS 543 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN ETHICS
- PHILOS/ED POL 545 — PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTIONS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
- PHILOS 549 — GREAT MORAL PHILOSOPHERS
- PHILOS/ED POL 550 — PHILOSOPHY OF MORAL EDUCATION
- PHILOS 551 — PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
- PHILOS 553 — AESTHETICS
- PHILOS 555 — POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS/GEN&WS 556 — TOPICS IN FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 557 — ISSUES IN SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS/MED HIST 558 — ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE
- PHILOS 560 — METAPHYSICS
- PHILOS 562 — SPECIAL TOPICS IN METAPHYSICS
- PHILOS/C&E SOC/MED HIST 565 — THE ETHICS OF MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY
- PHILOS 566 — PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION
- PHILOS 567 — TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS/MATH 571 — MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
- PHILOS 599 — DIRECTED STUDY
- PHILOS 681 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
- PHILOS 682 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
- PHILOS 691 — SENIOR THESIS
- PHILOS 692 — SENIOR THESIS
- PHILOS 698 — DIRECTED STUDY
- PHILOS 699 — DIRECTED STUDY
- PHILOS 701 — READING SEMINAR
- PHILOS 799 — DIRECTED STUDY
- PHILOS 830 — ADVANCED HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 835 — ADVANCED HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 902 — PROSEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 903 — SEMINAR: EPISTEMOLOGY
- PHILOS 904 — TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 911 — SEMINAR-LOGIC
- PHILOS 916 — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
- PHILOS 920 — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:CAUSATION, EXPLANATION & PROBABILITY
- PHILOS 941 — SEMINAR-ETHICS
- PHILOS 951 — SEMINAR-PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
- PHILOS 955 — SEMINAR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
- PHILOS 960 — METAPHYSICS SEMINAR
- PHILOS 990 — RESEARCH AND THESIS
- PHILOS 999 — INDEPENDENT WORK
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Martha Gibson
Office: 5117 Helen C. White
Phone: 608-263-3747
migibson@wisc.edu
Departmental Contacts
Undergraduate Program Coordinator / Front Office
Will Hoffman
Office: 5185 Helen C. White
Phone: 608-263-3700
registration@philosophy.wisc.edu
Assistant to the Chair
Jesse Steinberg
Office: 5185 Helen C. White
Phone: 608-263-5162
jesse.steinberg@wisc.edu